Question

At which of the following was the American Declaration of Independence adopted on 4 July, 1776?
1. Washington Conference
2. San Francisco Conference
3. Second Continental Congress
4. First Continental Congress

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : Second Continental Congress

The correct answer is Second Continental Congress.

• Continental Congress was the body of delegates who spoke and acted collectively for the people of the colony-states that later became the USA during the American Revolution.
• The bodies that met in 1774 and 1775–81 are respectively designated as the First Continental Congress and the Second Continental Congress.
• Second Continental Congress included Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson.
• John Hancock and John Jay were among those who served as president. 
• Declaration of Independence was the document that was approved by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776.
• It announced the separation of 13 North American British colonies from Great Britain.

• Washington Conference (1921–22), an international conference called by the United States to limit the naval arms race and to work out security agreements in the Pacific area. 
• San Francisco Conference was an international meeting (April 25–June 26, 1945) that established the United Nations.